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surpass

[ser-pas, -pahs] / sərˈpæs, -ˈpɑs /


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The consumer-price index is expected to surpass a 4% annual rate in May when it’s released on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Now, as part of the countdown to the World Cup, Mexico City is attempting to surpass that mark.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

If Raman can catch up and eventually surpass Pratt in the vote count, she could pose a considerable challenge to Bass as more young voters come to the polls in November.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

That geopolitical imperative is extending to work toward the potential for autonomous AI systems that can surpass human capacities and intelligence, sometimes called superintelligence, artificial general intelligence or AGI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

His alien kin have not only prepared him to pass but to surpass.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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